Contribution

Students in the ESU Department of Art are accepted into prestigious graduate programs including the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Ohio University, The New York Academy of Art, Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, Bradley University and the Rochester Institute of Technology School of American Craft, as well as ESU's Art Therapy graduate program. Our art education alumni are recruited to excellent jobs in teaching at the elementary and secondary levels. In short, our students are achieving and exceeding their own expectations. Accordingly, the Art Faculty continue to excel in their respective fields. The Department of Art at ESU has been growing steadily over the past five to ten years. In 1988, there were 49 students majoring in art. This year alone we have approximately 145 majors in the Department, an increase of nearly 180%. However, our art scholarship monies, our part-time faculty development, and our operating and equipment budgets have not increased accordingly.